Education Reform and Innovation

Foundations

Edutopia – George Lucas Education Foundation http://www.edutopia.org/

Robinhood Foundation – NYC foundation that funds education programs and other poverty relief programs. http://www.robinhood.org/

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation – International foundation that funds small high school redesign programs. http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm

Reform Organizations

Democrats for Education Reform
http://www.dfer.org/

Education Reform and Research Centers

AIR American Institutes for Research
http://www.air.org/

Center for Education Reform
http://www.edreform.com/index.cfm?fuseAction=section&pSectionID=5

New York City Center for Charter School Excellence
http://www.nycchartercenter.org/

Charter School Development Center
http://www.cacharterschools.org/

National Charter School Research Project Center on Reinventing Public Education http://www.ncsrp.org/cs/csr/print/csr_docs/index.htm

National Assessment of Education Progress – Nation’s Report Card
http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/about/